Tech

There are many posts on the internet about productivity apps, it’s become a minefield of ‘Getting Things Done’ and ‘Pomodoro’ techniques.

Tidying away the Christmas cards recently, I thought how peaceful and restful the untouched smoothness of the snowy drifts looked, and yet I also experienced an immediate urge to step onto that unblemished surface and somehow leave a mark – a word, a shape, a construct.

Entrepreneurs are especially attracted to the latest tech, and with good reason – a well-crafted gadget can make your work life more organised.

Advances in technology mean working from home has never been easier and research has shown it can make employees more productive and happier in their jobs.

Savvy entrepreneurs know the workplace is changing.

Though there is much debate about whether having your nose buried deep in your iPhone is conducive to productivity, technology is aiding the more switched on, time-poor (and email addicted) worker.

Thomas Frey is a futurist.

There’s a much better understanding of the hard bottom line benefits of actively managing an organisation’s culture today than in the past.

A thinner, faster and larger version of the iPhone, a new range of iPods and a completely rewritten update of iTunes were all unveiled as part of Apple’s annual product update keynote this morning.

First came the logo, then, the uniform.

For the early adopters getting their gear up to scratch before the Windows 8 release in October, Microsoft’s just announced its first accessories for the new operating system: the Sculpt Touch Mouse and Sculpt Mobile Keyboard.

Here’s an intriguing idea: take an Android phone and pair it with a Padfone station and you’ve got a tablet device that can make phone calls.